I just purchased a Fender Pa'ina from another forum member and although I like the tone it offers, I feel a bit uncomfortable with the purchase.
Here are a few of the descriptions of the 'uke from the seller both in the Classifieds, PM's, and email...
"...Fender Pa'ini ...in superb condition, I treat my instrument like newborn babies.
There is nothing wrong with these uke's I just don't play them enough. All my instruments are babied to the fullest, I believe you won't find a nicer used uke around.
...no issues...
Everythig is in tip top shape."
Here is what I received...
The 'uke is stamped "USED", a factory second or blem...never mentioned in ad or correspondence.
Big ding in headstock. It looks like the remnants oh having it hang over the edge of something when they hammered "USED" on the other side.
One of a few other dings on the headstock...I'll only post the one.
The light line you see there is the top of the side wood showing because the top doesn't fit on the sides right...there's an actual lip on the lower right bout where the top is too small for the rest of the 'uke.
I do a fair amount of selling on Ebay and would never describe an instrument that is stamped "USED" and has issues as superb, babied, nothing wrong, no issues, and tip top shape. I'll keep the 'uke because it is playable and sounds good. I won't however ever purchase another 'uke from this seller.
Is it just me, or would you be surprised to find these issues too after the description that was given?
Here are a few of the descriptions of the 'uke from the seller both in the Classifieds, PM's, and email...
"...Fender Pa'ini ...in superb condition, I treat my instrument like newborn babies.
There is nothing wrong with these uke's I just don't play them enough. All my instruments are babied to the fullest, I believe you won't find a nicer used uke around.
...no issues...
Everythig is in tip top shape."
Here is what I received...
The 'uke is stamped "USED", a factory second or blem...never mentioned in ad or correspondence.
Big ding in headstock. It looks like the remnants oh having it hang over the edge of something when they hammered "USED" on the other side.
One of a few other dings on the headstock...I'll only post the one.
The light line you see there is the top of the side wood showing because the top doesn't fit on the sides right...there's an actual lip on the lower right bout where the top is too small for the rest of the 'uke.
I do a fair amount of selling on Ebay and would never describe an instrument that is stamped "USED" and has issues as superb, babied, nothing wrong, no issues, and tip top shape. I'll keep the 'uke because it is playable and sounds good. I won't however ever purchase another 'uke from this seller.
Is it just me, or would you be surprised to find these issues too after the description that was given?